Oqiysiz

Oqiy(siz) is the Uzbek second-person present tense form of the verb oʻqimoq, meaning “to read.” In standard Uzbek, oʻqiysiz denotes “you read” or “you are reading” when addressing someone with formal respect or when speaking to multiple people. The form is built from the verb stem oʻqi-, a linking y- vowel, and the personal suffix -siz, which marks the second person polite/plural.

Etymology and form: The root oʻq- derives from the verb oʻqimoq (to read). The present tense is formed with an auxiliary bridging sound, resulting in oʻqi-y-siz in its canonical spelling. The exact spelling may appear as o'qiysiz in ASCII or o‘qiysiz in proper Uzbek Latin, but all reflect the same grammatical function. The word is used with the subject pronoun siz, which in Uzbek serves both as formal singular and as plural.

Conjugation and examples: The related forms include men o'qiyman (I read), sen o'qiysan (you read informally), siz o'qiysiz (you read formally or you read, plural), u o'qiydi (he/she reads), and ular o'qiydilar (they read). These forms illustrate how the same verb changes for person and number while maintaining the same lexical meaning “to read.”

Usage: O'qiysiz is commonly used in formal conversation, instruction, written Uzbek, and when addressing one person politely or multiple people. In informal speech, the second-person singular informal form would be o'qiysan (you read). Uzbek relies on context and pronouns rather than a separate verb form to indicate ongoing action; both simple present and progressive readings can be conveyed with the same tense form.

See also: Uzbek grammar, present tense, verb o'qimoq, Uzbek orthography.